Telegram-herald., 1887-09-27
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Day sa.nIs presents nosei and interesting
sppearnnes There : grocery store, beck
store zad sfesisaraat tent ga ths gf9uuds
aad sls0 a hospital, w!sa physicians soc
l,oibsemsn. etc fhe camp Is thoroughly
orderly "a al respects sad here are sife&ag
sEesnped over co psfso1s. FGiiy 800
AaEentisgs are sxpseted dAftaz tas meet
iEss nEe h4ndFrd 0f inese cs.le "a ifo,n
tile kaat ever ths D.. q. IA. 4 n festssesy.
Mrs.. Mate, The Prophsfsss." a0s 90 her
Nsy hozne from CahlorHiz. = on iLs
grounds also kider butler, President q tbe
co1isfeoes alder Waite. u battle Greek
ti1sE kIizoEe 0s Illinois Elder Olsen, ~
Gently fr,ni sweden. kidef Rupert VI Ata-
tUeky aad fidef Miller. y THIS city.
This sect IN many RESPECTS Is a marvel
Qua one. They have a. Battle tFesA a
magnificent pr'ntnS and Publishing house.
sna thev AZ thriving and gFoSins All osef
the Jaisei states Win them the Holy
sabbath bezius Nitb tas going down OF tue
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0sf of slsht ou Saturday night.
Ia respect - The striclness which Elder
u n Caufikht Who recently renO0nced
ths Adventist faith and Who has been pub
llshlhg Ia me papefs here some deismatory
articles. the sect have bat Lutte % say.
fhat little : roised la a letter written DY
Elder oeorge l. Butler. Elder Butler says.
.fhe character OF the articles of the Elder
themselves have been so tEanspagsntiy un-
f4tr a
W have believed Discerning people would
zee through their animas and We should
not be greatly injured 81 them. We have
ielf very much iodiaposed q SAY anything
Ia public concerning the Elder personally.
since be has isft our denomination lest II
should be m.sc0nstrued. aud the public
| should infer that we we're led by vindictve
feelings. because be had chosen ~ leave
Our communion. such Is not the case
Then again the intelligent public are so
/ thoroughly convefaant with the fact that
traitors 70 any cause. apoststes from any
/ faith, and those who leave With feelings OF
| dissatisfaction any work with which they
/ have been Intimately connected are apt 10
manifest feelings OF bitterness. aud however
sincere they may seem 10 be can scarcely re-
strain such feeling that We have had no
/ great anxiety concerning the effects Of
| Elder Csnrignts attacks. The public readily
see through ali that such may have 10 say.
Just think Of il. KIND reader. Elder Can
/ right for some twsntyf i've years. as he
claims was most Jealous advocate OF the
| doctrines OF Seventh Day Adyentists. the
wsrnest Of friends 10 its leaders. aud The
| most unsparing den0uncer Of lis enemies.
4 For a quarter of eeutasy he never dis
/ cerned its terrible tendencies. All this time
/ he lived an abject slave 20 that woman who
/ thinks she has visions. Can you believe
/ this Was not ae a dull scholar The
whole thing is too preposterous Tor credul-
icy. Vet this was his position according 20
| his own statements
We now present few brief statements
| concerning the Elder CanrIght's leaving
seventh Day Adventists. For years past
| he has not been considered among this peo-
4 plr as q reliable man. A man OF talent in
| certain directions ready talker and de-
/ batter vet a man given TO extremes in state
| ments. making assertions Which he could
/ not substsntiate, and falling at other times
| into TITS OF depression and discouragement
| when things aid not 20 according TO mis-
| mind. he i Of that unfortunate class OF
men Who lack caution and balance. What
interests him for the time being is the grea.
| Absorbing issue with him which be pushes
| to the utmost. lie has a iull shAre Of per
s0nsl ambition and understands full well
how TO blow bis own trumpet. and when
thugs cross bis track be becomes very
| restive. There are large numbers of our
people who believe that be still might
have been with Us had be been pushed
| sufficiently into prominence and held high
| enough in esteem be lett our connection
| last January. This was really the fifth in
| stance of the kind 20 my personal KNOW
| edge, when he Withdrew in sympathy,
| though still q member Of the church Some
| fifteen years since I remember well talking
| with the elder sll night at Monroe. t0wa
| irving 70 save him from absolute inhdeity
| Through efforts made for him se recovered
himself for a season. A few years later
While In Colorado with Elder and Mrs
| White. he had another crisis o.
depression and quit preaching
tor = inns aud went to work With his hand.
IN California But our people kindly cluns
70 him, and he finally came back TO us
some years later be had another period o
weakness and be finally gave up preaching
aud vent 20 teaching elocution for months
lie tod nie that he for time ceased Z
observe the seventh day. though still I
| menaher OF ths church. For many hours
labursd with him, for he Vas in great dis
tresi Of mind. lie resumed his work again
Perhaps two years later he had another Il
Of depression and gave up preaching sus
bcusht some land in 0tsego. Mich, snC
Il
was fsr from us in sympathy but We tries
TO hear with ths elder aud show bin
kindness until he should recover himself
he returned 20 his work again apparently
| stronger than ever. made public confession
| ia the Resisr and Herald Of October :, 1SSi
that he had been far from God aud said
4 am fully satisfied that my own salvation
and my usefulness IN saving others depsns
upon my being connected with this pe0pi
4 /. l.
/ 20 risk sil 1 am. or have 70 hope for IN tht
life and the liis to come with this peopl,
aud this work
OF course We hoped thzt The elder bas
nov become A. last established. he "A
bored 1aite faithfully for while. Bat as
January after passing through some othf
| disc0ursgements OF mind be ieft "a. al
united wiA another charch. The reade
vii doubtless understand from these sim
pie fact1 -hv he vas Dot considered nY "a
strong and reliable man. aud WY his los
% he denomination has not seemed 20 q
irrepersbis and why we have not felt
vas necessary - make public repiy % hi
| pnbiished statements. knowing shes
/ characteristics - the elder We have not &c
sired "a say suvthinx more concerning hi
| position than vas absolutely aecessary ae
lieving that as ceuid not permanently in
jars "a.
fhe statements he has made through 81
pablic press concerning Cur people. grossl'
/ nnisreDresent a.. Safae af them are abso
iateiy untrue. ard others are partly tru
WITH Iusf euor1h c0iarinx - give a tsls
/ impression Hs Quutrs here aud thsre
serfsnce og pa7t ~ enc from some ~ osI
published wrifiaas. BAT fhese taken Gus o
their canaeclon si~fs The rsa.ier no idea 8
thc rzsl nsaning 81 the writer. IL rs lt
/ 80 ffeatr,fr1ff AZ The writing rf a. aa4tf,r Il